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THIS ESTABLISHMENT IS CLOSED Rocking Horse Café Mexicano

182 Eighth Ave. (W. 19th & W. 20th Sts.) Send to Phone
New YorkNY 10011
212-463-9511
Upscale, creative Mexican in the heart of Chelsea.

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Lunch Mon.-Fri., Dinner nightly, Brunch Sat.-Sun.

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This charming, colorful café is a neighborhood staple and is a top choice for dinner in Chelsea. The colorful bar stools, corn-husk light fixtures and Mexican folk art set the mood for some seriously creative and fun Mexican fare. Sure, you can get an enchilada or a burrito fix at Rocking Horse, but we suggest taking advantage of such sophisticated entrées as the enchiladas made with pomegranate-charred free-range chicken, pomegranate-guajillo salsa, refried beans and pickled cabbage; or the pan-seared chile-crusted tuna with chorizo poblano wild rice and sweet corn emulsion. For dessert, ordinary Mexican flan is dressed up with pistachio brittle and a coconut tuile.

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